Repeated MySQL queries from Python

Question

I need to repeatedly query a MySQL DB from Python, as the data is rapidly changing. Each time the data is read, it is transferred into a list.

I had assumed that simply

Answer 1

I'd make a few changes. First, declare the cursor before the while loop. I would also do a buffered cursor. And finally, close the cursor and DB after the file is done. Hope this helps.

import mysql.connector
from mysql.connector import Error
from time import sleep

# Create empty list to store values from database.
listSize = 100
myList = []

for i in range(listSize):
    myList.append([[0,0,0]])

# Connect to MySQL Server
mydb = mysql.connector.connect(host='localhost',
                               database='db',
                               user='user',
                               password='pass')
mycursor = mydb.cursor(buffered=True, dictionary=True)

# Main loop
while True:

    # SQL query
    sql = "SELECT * FROM table"

    # Read the database, store as a dictionary
    mycursor.execute(sql)

    # Store data in rows
    myresult = mycursor.fetchall()

    # Transfer data into list
    for row in myresult:
        myList[int(row["rowID"])] = (row["a"], row["b"], row["c"])

        print(myList[int(row["rowID"])])

    print("---")
    sleep (0.1)
mycursor.close()
mydb.close()